Entomobrya fourcesensis, Grove & Delhem, 2023

Grove, André & Delhem, Rik, 2023, A new species of Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from southwestern France exhibiting conspicuous sexual dimorphism, Soil Organisms 95 (2), pp. 143-153 : 145

Entomobrya fourcesensis spec. nov., Delhem & Grove

Type locality. France, Occitanie Region , Gers Department , Fourcès, Coordinates 43.995381, 0.216783, altitude 80 m asl .

Type material. Holotype, ♂ (non reproductive) specimen, cleared in Nesbitt’s clearing fluid, mounted on slide using Hoyer’s medium labeled as Ref. Col. no.: M00004, collected by Eurofins Mitox, deposited at MNHN in Paris.

Paratypes, 12 ♂ (four non reprod.) mounted on slide using Hoyer’s medium labeled as Ref. Col. no.: P0002 and 13 ♀ mounted on slide using Hoyer’s medium labeled as Ref. Col. no.: P0026, together with 25 paratypes in a tube in ethanol (70 %) labeled as ref.: 10697a deposited at MNHN in Paris .

Paratypes, six ♂ (five non reprod.) mounted on slide using Hoyer’s medium labeled as Ref. Col. no.: P0001 and two ♀ mounted on slide using Hoyer’s medium labelled as Ref. Col. no.: P0004, together with 25 paratypes in a tube in ethanol (70 %) labeled as ref.: 10697b deposited at NBC in Leiden.